like is this realy important or should i jsut delete it and have peace

You could get a new one and it could be fine for another 8 to 10 years. With a delete kit, you have peace of mind that the flaps will never be able to damage the engine, and you'll never have boost leaks. I don't suppose they stay air tight for very long anyway.

@@FullBoostJ4 the car is from 2005, its my first car i suppost i wont have it for 8-10 years, maybe 4-6years.....and what performance do i get with a new manifest or delete kit, how much better is it with the flaps

I think you'd barely notice any difference

@@FullBoostJ4 so your sugestion is 40€ on delete kit and i am free of that shit, because also want to chip it alittle :)) to like 180hp from 150 and i dont know if the flaps play a major role in performance

Thanks Dan, more coming this week👍

@@FullBoostJ4 in labour how many hours does take this?

@@stevenjr6582with this job the cambelt needs to come off and most people who get this done get the belt and water pump changed at the same time. I think I've got a receipt for the job done on the 159 I bought, I'm sure it was about 4 or 5 hours with a specialist.

Thanks for watching 👍 yes I had a similar issue. With some spray on the spindles I could see lots of bubbling and more so when revving the engine so under high boost I imagine it was quite a leak. It also reduced black smoke too 👍

@@FullBoostJ4 fantastic. Have a good day. Cheers

@@FullBoostJ4 after several hours of work with deleting the swirl flaps and cleaning out the manifold I must say the car is reborn! No smoke and plenty of torque! Fantastic!

@@Runeakb That's great news!! Well worth all the effort 👍

Thanks Greg👍

The shafts take a while to wear but mine had covered 90k miles, expect to see problems arising from 40k miles

You'll need to use a new steel gasket, readily available from Alfa or other Alfa specialists, I'm surprised the manifold didn't come with a new one.

@@FullBoostJ4 I ordered one. I am also a bit surprised, so annoying!

Might help clean it up but if you've got play in the spindles of the swirl flaps it still needs sorting. Also water meth kits are great for keeping intakes clean.

@@FullBoostJ4 ok thanks for the reply, I need my timing belt and water pump doing, and as I understand it’s a good time to do the flaps as well, but it’s £1000 all in as appose to £400 for belt and pump change, my car pulls well (bit Smokey) starts fine, so should I get it done? Thanks

New inlet manifolds are available but the best thing you could do would be to delete them. But don't discount fitting a new manifold if you want to keep things standard and not require a remap etc.

@@FullBoostJ4 appreciate the advice, thanks 🙏 👍🏻

You don't have to have a remap after deleting.Just remove the plastic arm off the actuator and the ECU still thinks it's connected and moving flaps .

They are generally very reliable, the biggest issues people have are the swirl flaps causing problems. Next are EGR problems with coking up (but that's also most diesel engines) The exhaust manifold studs have a habit of breaking on number one and five cylinders. This will exhibit itself from via a ticking or tapping sound. They're a great engine with plenty of torque and power and being five cylinder they sound fantastic 😃

@@FullBoostJ4 thank you very much!

I'm in the North East, any local engineers will be able to carry out the work on the inlet for you👍

Most people don't notice any difference in consumption, also people that delete the Egr at the same time notice better consumption🙂

thanks...how can I delete the EGR,is more fast after delete?

@@fredibajrami2447 there are kits you can buy easily and cheaply online for basic deletes. While the software side of the EGR can be deleted by reputable garages who specialise in mapping etc. People report an improvement in performance, much cleaner engine and improved fuel economy 🙂

@@FullBoostJ4 thanks bro,I would more with u about the cars,do you have any adress instagram or FB?

@@fredibajrami2447 facebook is facebook.com/fullboostmedia/